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New Zealand men's national under-23 football team

New Zealand men's national under-23 football team
First internationalAustralia 2–0 New Zealand
(Melbourne, Australia; 22 May 1991)Biggest winTonga 0–13 New Zealand
(Apia, Samoa; 8 July 2019)
New Zealand 12–0 American Samoa
(Suva, Fiji; 24 September 2019)
Biggest defeatAustralia 5–0 New Zealand
(Adelaide, Australia; 21 January 1996)
New Zealand 0–5 Brazil
(Shenyang, China; 10 August 2008)Summer Olympic GamesAppearances4 (first in 2008)Best resultQuarter-finals (2020)OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying TournamentAppearances10 (first in 1988)Best resultChampions (1999, 2008, 2012, 2019, 2023)Pacific GamesAppearances2 (first in 2015)Best resultChampions (2019)

The New Zealand national under-23 football team, informally known as the "OlyWhites", represents New Zealand Football and New Zealand in international Under-23 football events, such as the Summer Olympics.

The OlyWhites qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing after winning the OFC Preliminary Competition in Fiji. Thus, Beijing saw the first Olympic appearance for a New Zealand men's football team.